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Bad at CSS
Author: David East, Adam Argyle
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Are you bad at CSS? Well... we all are. The Bad at CSS podcast is hosted by Adam Argyle and David East. It's not meant to be anything special or formal. Grab a beer or your favorite beverage and give us a listen (or a watch) to discuss all the difficulties and intricacies of CSS. Sometimes there might even be an awesome guest.
10 Episodes
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There are so many things we spend time on thinking they'll save us more in the long run but really, do they? Today on Bad at CSS we're going to dive into a list of things we think are Time Wasters disguised as Time Savers.
0:00 - Is the juice worth the squeeze?
0:50 - Tests
6:07 - CI/CD*
13:37 - Build systems
16:02 - Rewrites
22:42 - Note taking apps
31:27 - Courses
38:37 - A tangent on Objective-C and fixing squiggles
41:37 - More CI/CD problems
44:07 - Append Only
46:07 - Color and Dark Mode
56:28 - Designing with constraint
60:00 - Not engagement farming… tell us your time wasters
Links
Bad at CSS — https://x.com/badatcss
Adam Argyle — https://x.com/argyleink
David East — https://x.com/_davideast
What can you do with a single CSS keyframe? A metric ton.
0:00 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLqScpKlzRo&t=0s] - 50% keyframes are magic
0:49 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLqScpKlzRo&t=49s] - Animation is easier than you think
2:17 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLqScpKlzRo&t=137s] - Why at 50%?
6:51 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLqScpKlzRo&t=411s] - Trick 1 Shake
12:00 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLqScpKlzRo&t=720s] - Trick 2 Pulse
23:25 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLqScpKlzRo&t=1405s] - Trick 3 Glitch
27:55 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLqScpKlzRo&t=1675s] - Trick 4 Flip
32:45 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLqScpKlzRo&t=1965s] - Trick 5 Fill
41:20 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLqScpKlzRo&t=2480s] - Trick 6 Sheen
44:25 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLqScpKlzRo&t=2665s] - Trick 7 Emphasize
46:50 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLqScpKlzRo&t=2810s] - Trick 8 Censor
48:35 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLqScpKlzRo&t=2915s] - Trick 900 Tony Hawk
Links
Bad at CSS - https://twitter.com/badatcss [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbkllVk0tenBiM0tkYU1sV3drYjNOSHZEaVlZd3xBQ3Jtc0ttS3NfSFVtTmZIQjZYdzQ2eWwzazVMbDVuSUdIdVFjUjdFSnFBWVZUZV9wNDZiamZjMGJLekpyWHhGWkR4Z2R3RGhqd3ZtUzNybHNhRGdSU0VacWo4dktFb0pjMnpkZ2FVZjc5a1cybGdVQzRZTHdfVQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fbadatcss&v=aLqScpKlzRo]
Adam Twitter - https://twitter.com/argyleink [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbTRnNV91WUwzVlBlTXh3QnU4Q05vQ1Jsc1cyQXxBQ3Jtc0trbVFiRWNTMkhRVlhiaXktVV81OE5kcWRZVzNVbjBRaHRWNldhb0lYVTA0c0czLXl2VEZEeHFuX29RMTI5bkFXWklPbGdCNEhIUGRlaFhON0U1cmE5REN2dFFTX19KeTZXN011RS1KdU81UTN2MklHZw&q=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fargyleink&v=aLqScpKlzRo]
David Twitter - https://twitter.com/_davideast [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbTdUMkl2aFdkZEZHcEVDalA3UGJmZXB0c2xsZ3xBQ3Jtc0trMkEwVnJvbWtNbU1nX2gyZFBnWEFBTnBPSWZNVTBZSXFiWnRZODkyZy1GM0k1bl94Q2JKXzl6aWdEX1FyR2gwOGlrNzNfbm1udFlvNk1CZUhGVFNMZ3JmRW1JQXdoRXpOUWVJYU9qMUdBaWlzal9Gaw&q=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2F_davideast&v=aLqScpKlzRo]
Codepen Demo: https://codepen.io/davideast/pen/MWxvzjm [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbE5ZTWlkRUZQU2hXLUJpNWxCVkJTbzIyMmE3UXxBQ3Jtc0tsSjdwUVZFeUUwQXJucjFsTTdJbXd2VlJZUjFsZmxDZklVdHVRTGxQaFA0WUlWbDM0SXFpcG9aQTlkdkJ1M1ZIbmlENHZYVDI1VDlUb2Y0anQyOGJSekc1eEdUQW02SW0wOHlpamdRbVFONHYyUlNycw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fcodepen.io%2Fdavideast%2Fpen%2FMWxvzjm&v=aLqScpKlzRo]
Open Props: https://open-props.style [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbXUyaVRMMmdtd2xEbWljOW1DVVE3a1A2bDdQUXxBQ3Jtc0tudi1TN2x1MVl0WWotaklZUzlfNjdsMzRKc3NlZUJ1bkxnVGlxR09UOUpueFg5QUxWSlAxTXh2WGNuTHk2NVRpWWpKWlZGMlRfZnBUWkdCXzY5U3F6cTlhb3A5TW1hRzdCbEtpTm45RDl6aGlqamlrbw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fopen-props.style%2F&v=aLqScpKlzRo]
Container Queries are one of those CSS features everyone is so hyped about and with good reason. They give us a modern way to build and scope responsive components based on the size of the parent element rather than the browser view port. But, I'm not gonna lie. There's a lot to this new feature.
Dave Rupert knows his inputs and we got a lot to learn.
Dave's great blog - https://daverupert.com/ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbWE2dkhjTk1ZMF94X3EwVEk5VGxXcDRXLVNod3xBQ3Jtc0tsbGpYOHBvM1VqRloweFRUdE4zRHlnb2pjSnpGSUJlT3B1TnF5UnZlSjROWlFtbktlOTBiYUlaQmhfakV6ZFNBMXVRSmlLMDRaUHg0UC1GMjJnS0Fzblp5T1BvQzZaUXJNc1ZoWlNEbFZmZXVob1g2QQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fdaverupert.com%2F&v=azUEOy8_GHo]
Dave on Twitter - https://twitter.com/davatron5000 [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbXJLdGxuMmlCUlNnOGxKOVBwTjUxYlZEckVoZ3xBQ3Jtc0tsQUdrem1OQmxXMFJ0UXdfM3IxWWpYUTljZWJxQ1FnZHFNRWVOT0J0eGdjV1BTcElsaFF3NENaTVBaWjdydW9xUDRIaC1lLU12d3BQZmI4Z3Jra0EzX3FFMU9EMWtDaU5CYTF3S1FWUlFqU2VXTGVuZw&q=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fdavatron5000&v=azUEOy8_GHo]
CSS is Hard. Each and every year. So what are the things that we should improve on in 2024?
We promise that after this episode you'll never forget the three parameters of the clamp() function ever again.
We promise. This episode is actually about CSS... I mean we get to it eventually. But what happens when you get a TypeScript fan (David) and a TypeScript skeptic (Adam) in a discussion? Well, a lot of spicy things are said.
NOTE: We swear we recorded this before the whole DHH Turbo TypeScript fiasco.
The amazing Chris Coyier (founder of CSS-Tricks.com [http://css-tricks.com/] and CodePen.io) sat down with us to tell us all the things in CSS that he's bad at. He even brought us a list.
Figma has a brand new feature called Dev Mode! Adam was at Figma's big conference Config and he came here to teach us everything he knows about what Dev Mode has to offer. We also discuss why design handoffs are so difficult and tricks we've learned along the way.
Chapters:
0:00 - Is Figma bad at CSS too?
0:29 - We are bad at design handoffs.
1:46 - Adam was at Figma Config
2:59 - A designer and developer story
5:34 - The difficulties from a design to CSS
7:45 - "Micro-decisions" in design
9:54 - Handoffs were the inspiration for Visbug
10:42 - It's hard to get consistently get the design correct
12:44 - What is DevMode?
13:40 - 30% of Figma users are developers.
15:10 - How DevMode works
18:48 - Figma can be the "source of truth" for Components
20:39 - Visually coding in Figma
21:53 - Designers can mark things "ready for dev"
21:59 - Generates a changelog
21:30 - A copy SVG button!
23:24 - DevMode still needs some work with layouts
25:23 - There's a Box Model in Figma!
27:00 - A tangent on :has()
28:20 - display: contents is a hidden gem
30:02 - A recap of DevMode features
View Transitions are a brand new totally rad cutting edge feature in the browser. They allow you to specify animation states from one state to another a lot easier than ever before. But guess what? We're still bad at them. In this episode Adam explains how awesome View Transitions are by explaining the difficulties of the FLIP animation technique. Adam then discusses how he struggled, but finally succeeded, to build a morphing button with View Transitions. Oh and we also discuss how Adam isn't a TypeScript fan, but you'll have to listen to the end for that part.
Links:
Morphing Button - https://youtu.be/N2BKAKwGP6M
View Transition Pseudos Visualized - https://codepen.io/bramus/full/xxQKvJP
View Transitions like isotope.js - https://codepen.io/argyleink/pen/VwBKjwj
Chapters:
0:00 We are bad at CSS
0:54 Why are we talking about View Transitions?
4:03 Adam sings MMMBop
4:24 What problem are View Transitions solving?
5:29 Adam's Mickey Mouse impression
5:44 Using FLIP to explain what View Transitions solve
6:27 Adam's amazing getBoundingClientRect() joke
6:45 Using FLIP to explain what View Transitions solve
9:00 Tweening was easier in Flash
10:45 View Transitions simplify the amount calculations needed to animate
12:54 David is plugged into the Matrix
13:40 MPA View Transitions require no work! (but need a flag)
14:20 We are going to see some of the most wild transitions
16:35 What is Adam bad at with View Transitions?
22:04 What is a functional pseudo selector and why is it so fun to say?
23:50 Adam continues to be bad at View Transitions
25:35 Adam gets to talk to browser engineers to tell him why he's bad
26:33 A rare case where height 100% did something
29:10 Adam gets even worse at View Transitions
30:00 Understanding view transition image pair and view transition group
35:29 David is bad at Sesame Street
37:55 An amazing visual of View Transition Groups and Pairs
39:52 Can you use other properties than transform and opacity?
40:27 Adam's leaves to go tend to his kids
42:00 We're finally wrapping up
45:33 Fun fact: Adam is not a TypeScript fan
47:12 View Transitions like isotope.js
49:32 Stay humble or CSS will humble you
Video moments
23:10 - functional pseudo selector
30:00 Understanding view transition image pair and view transition group
34:00 Especially here
37:55 An amazing visual of View Transition Groups and Pairs
47:12 View Transitions like isotope.js
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